CVE-2017-0100
A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows HelpPane Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.96% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://blog.inspired-sec.com/archive/2017/03/17/COM-Moniker-Privesc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96700Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1021
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41607/
- http://blog.inspired-sec.com/archive/2017/03/17/COM-Moniker-Privesc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96700Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1021
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41607/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.